Game larder and attached walls approximately 20 yards north east of Blithfield Hall is a Grade II listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1985. Game larder.

Game larder and attached walls approximately 20 yards north east of Blithfield Hall

WRENN ID
crumbling-brass-indigo
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Staffordshire
Constituency
Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 August 1985
Type
Game larder
OS grid reference
SK 045 240
Coordinates
52.81355, -1.93447
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building is a former dovecote that has been converted into a game larder, located approximately 20 yards northeast of Blithfield Hall. It is likely from the early 19th century, with an addition made in 1861. The structure is built of brick, which is plastered and lined to resemble ashlar, and features a hipped slate roof. It has an octagonal plan and stands two storeys high, consisting of a single cell. The ground floor has circular window openings, while the first floor has cross windows. There is a gabled porch on the first floor, dated 1861, which is accessed by a flight of steps. A louvred dormer is present, and the roof is topped with a weathervane. The building is surrounded by coped brick walls that extend approximately 50 yards to the northeast and about 30 yards to the south, with the northeast wall featuring a four-centred arch doorway near its connection to the game larder.

Local climate

Game larder and attached walls approximately 20 yards north east of Blithfield Hall receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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